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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Melanie call for assistance?

2. What does George discover in the Lower Temple?

3. What does Hutch have to do to get free?

4. What do Striders snack on, according to Janet?

5. What arrives on Wincklemann for Richard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Melanie do that is uncharacteristic for her, and why doesn't it help anyway?

2. When Richard asks Caseway to delay the schedule for terraforming Quraqua, what does Caseway admit that horrifies Richard?

3. What is Maggie doing on board the Wincklemann?

4. Why does Hutch bother to call the Kosmik and warn them that they might have a problem?

5. What is the basic topography of Quraqua?

6. What issue does Richard want Hutch's help with, and why did he want Hutch to transmit it?

7. What information does David Emory convey via downlink hologram?

8. When Henry finds out about the coming tidal wave, what are his first priorities?

9. What issues make it harder than anticipated to recover the printing press from the Lower Temple.

10. What issue does the Boston Globe bemoan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are discontinuities? How are they described by the different races that experience them? How are they described by those who come afterward? What pattern emerges as more are discovered? What assumptions are made by those who uncover them? What eventual pattern is seen by Hutch and what conclusions are drawn as a result?

Essay Topic 2

What action is taken that is supposed to convince the archaeologists that they must leave the planet? Who initiates this action, and what consequence occurs as a result? Who decides to retaliate, and what retaliation is planned? How does this retaliation compare with the initial offense? Did the culprit on either side ever take responsibility for their actions and if so, when and how? Was anyone injured in either case?

Essay Topic 3

What is Project Hope? What is the basic plan and how do those in charge believe it can be carried out? What conflict exists between Project Hope and the archaeologists on the planet? Who are the people in charge on each side, and what decisions are made about the timing for this project? Why is this project so important to those on Earth? How long is it likely to take from beginning to end?

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